Abraham
The founder of Judaism, a prophet who was spoken to by God who promised to make him the father of a "great nation
Monotheism
Belied in one God, Judaism was the further major monotheistic religion
Holocoust
the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War II, led by Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Party
Moses
Prophet who received the Ten Commandments from God
Exodus
The departure of the Isralites from Egypt
Ten Commandments
Center of a Jewish law and belief
Passover
A holy ten days celebrated each year remembering the time when the Jews were freed from Egyptian slavery
Diaspora
The movement or scattering of people away from their ethnic homeland
Pogrom
An organised persecution or massacre of a minority group, especially one conducted against the Jewish people
Anti-Semitism
Prejudice, hatred of or discrimination against people because they are Jewish
Rabbi
Teacher, the official leader of a Jewish congregation
Cantor
Person who leads songs and chants
Bar Mitzvah/ Bat Mitzvah
Coming of age ceremony
Torah
Sacred writings of the Jewish faith
Synagogue
Center of worship and study for the Jewish community
Talmud
Explains the laws of Torah, it contains the options of thousands of rabbis on a variety of subjects
Sabbath
The day of rest, observed from Friday at sunset to Saturday at sunset